April 20, 2016 - Calling all Canadian web drama series producers/creators! Do you have a scripted digital drama series looking for partners, funders, platforms, distributors, strategies, brands, audiences? Do you think that you could benefit professionally by attending the Banff World Media Festival? The IPF has partnered with BANFF to offer [...]

For immediate release April 6, 2016 - The Independent Production Fund and its evaluators have reviewed the 177 proposals for web series funding which were submitted this year from across Canada. Over 40 industry professionals, consultants and advanced media students selected a short-list of 29 projects, including 18 English-language and [...]

For Immediate Release February 3, 2016 - The Cogeco Program Development Fund 2014-2015 Annual Report is now online http://annualreport2015.cogecofund.ca Since its creation in 1992, the Cogeco Fund has invested $45 M in the Canadian television industry supporting the development and production of Canadian dramatic productions in English and in French for [...]

January 21, 2016 - The festival season is ramping up! Here is a list of the major Canadian and international festivals accepting entries in winter and early spring. Good luck to everyone! The Webby AwardsDeadline: January 29, 2016https://entries.webbyawards.com/ HollyWeb FestivalDeadline: January 31, 2016http://www.hollywebfestival.com/#!enteryourseries/c1h6a TO WebFest 2016Deadline: February 10, 2016 (regular [...]

December 14, 2015 - The following project eligibility for Production funding has been cancelled effective December 1, 2015: From Production Program Guidelines: 4.2  “theatrical feature films that have previously received financial support through the Cogeco Fund’s Corporate Theatrical Feature Film Program” They will no longer be eligible for production funding [...]

December 10, 2015 - The Cogeco Fund is pleased to congratulate the following companies on receiving development financing for their projects. These are the first companies to be supported by the development program for digital drama series. The Cogeco Program Development Fund is the only Canadian private Fund mandated to support [...]

For immediate release August 6, 2015 - A funding program to support the development of new digital drama series (webseries) has been approved by the Board of Directors of the Cogeco Fund. The Development and Packaging Mentorship Program is designed to fill the funding gap in the digital production industry in Canada [...]

June 18, 2015 - The IPF Board of Directors approved funding for 14 scripted drama series (9 English / 5 French) designed and produced for exploitation on the web. All fourteen are new series to be produced in 2015. The IPF is making equity investments of nearly $2M in these [...]

June 4, 2015 - The Cogeco Program Development Fund announces funding decisions for the May 1st, 2015 application deadline. The Cogeco Fund is pleased to congratulate the following companies on receiving production financing for their projects: Production Program Project Production Company Broadcaster(s) 19-2, Season 3 Productions 19-2 Inc. Bravo Motive, [...]

May 12, 2015 - The IPF is providing three Canadian web drama series producers/creators with complementary full registration and a travel grant of up to $1500 to attend the 2015 Banff World Media Festival, and receive mentorship while at the Festival. The participants selected are: Ethan Cole (Explaining Things to [...]